1. (n.) The state of being liable; as, the liability of an insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.

2. (n.) That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which one is liable.

3. (n.) the sum of one's pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to assets.

a thing for accountability accountableness accounts payable accounts receivable affinity amenability amount due answerability answerableness aptitude aptness arrearage arrears bad debts barrier bent bias bill bills borrowing burden cast chance charges chits conatus conduciveness damage debit debt dedication to duty defenselessness delight detriment devotion to duty diathesis disadvantage disposition drawback due dues duteousness dutifulness eagerness encumbrance expectation exposure fair expectation favorable prospect feeling for financial commitment floating debt funded debt good chance handicap harm helplessness hindrance hitch hurt impairment impediment inclination incumbency indebtedness indebtment injury leaning likelihood likeliness liking loss loss of ground maturity mischief nakedness national debt nonimmunity obligation obstacle obstruction odds onus openness outlook outstanding debt penchant pledge predilection predisposition prejudice presumption presumptive evidence probabilism probability proclivity proneness propensity prospect public debt readiness reasonable ground reasonable hope responsibility responsibleness score sense of duty sense of obligation sensitivity to snag soft spot step backward susceptibility tendency tropism turn twist uncollectibles unfulfilled pledge verisimilitude vulnerability warp weakness well-grounded hope willingness